Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 892000 search inquires.

Selected title: BN

Explanation: Brown: Color grade for uncirculated copper coins

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53509	14.30%
Silver Clad	30745	8.21%
Coin Silver	22776	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21611	5.77%
BN	21032	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20447	5.46%
RB	19436	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16807	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16367	4.37%
Reeded Edge	15543	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15489	4.14%
PQ	14301	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14152	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14119	3.77%
Rarity	13920	3.72%
Incuse	13202	3.53%
High Relief	13031	3.48%
Coin drop	13009	3.48%
Reverse Cameo	12453	3.33%
Obverse or Face side	12318	3.29%